A People’s Tragedy: The Russian Revolution 1891–1924

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A People’s Tragedy: The Russian Revolution 1891–1924 is a widely acclaimed historical study that offers a sweeping, narrative-driven account of the social, political, and cultural forces that shaped the Russian Revolution and its aftermath.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
history book
approach cultural history
political history
social history
author Orlando Figes
awardReceived WH Smith Literary Award
Wolfson History Prize
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
coversFigure Alexander Kerensky
Joseph Stalin
Leon Trotsky
Nicholas II of Russia
Vladimir Lenin
criticalReception widely acclaimed
endsWith consolidation of Bolshevik power by 1924
focusesOnEvent February Revolution
linked to: Russian Revolution

October Revolution
linked to: Russian Revolution

Russian Civil War
Russian Revolution of 1917
linked to: Russian Revolution
genre historical study
hasPerspective emphasis on human cost of revolution
hasSequelRelation The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin’s Russia
ISBN 978-0-224-04397-7
libraryOfCongressClassification DK265 .F54 1996
mediaType print
narrativeStyle narrative history
notableFor comprehensive treatment of the Russian Revolution
use of personal testimonies and diaries
OCLC 34514372
originalLanguage English
pageCount ~900
publicationYear 1996
publisher Jonathan Cape
setsBeginning Russian famine of 1891–1892
setting Russian Empire
Soviet Russia
linked to: Soviet Union
subject Russian Revolution
Russian history
targetAudience general readers
students of history
timeSpanCovered 1891–1924

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Orlando Figes notableWork A People’s Tragedy: The Russian Revolution 1891–1924
Orlando Figes notableWork A People’s Tragedy: The Russian Revolution 1891–1924
subject linked to: Figes
The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin’s Russia relatedWork A People’s Tragedy
linked to: A People’s Tragedy: The Russian Revolution 1891–1924